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The Top 10 Dunks of The 09-10 NBA Season

2010 Playoffs official schedule

Beast of the Night:

Stephen Curry finished his stellar first season in the NBA with a bang, finishing with 42 points, 4 threes, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals, 1 block and 2 turnovers. He shot 52 percent (13-25) from the field and 100 percent (12-12) from the line.

Top 10 NBA Dunks from 1995

Playoffs

Eastern Conference:

Boston Celtics & Atlanta Hawks; basically, they swapped positions, The Celtics are now third in the conference and the Hawks slipped to fourth.

#3 Boston Celtics V. #6 Miami Heat
#4 Atlanta Hawks V. #5 Milwaukee Bucks
And the Bulls are now about half game out from the eighth spot in the conference.

The Western Conference:

A whole lot movement, so pay attention!

#1 Los Angeles Lakers V. #8 OK City Thunder
#2 Dallas Mavericks V. #7 San Antonio Spurs
#3 Denver Nuggets V. #6 Portland Trailblazers
#4 Phoenix Suns V. #5 Utah Jazz
Now, the Mavericks, Nuggets and Suns all have the same record (51-27) and the Blazers, Spurs, and Thunder also have the same record (48-30). All of these teams have four games left, apiece. So things will be pretty interesting over the next few days.

The Jazz have three games left and the Lakers, with a small 4 game lead on the rest of the Western Conference have five games left.

Golden State Warriors coach Don Nelson now officially holds for the record for the most wins as a coach in the NBA.

Vinsanity

En route to scoring 26 to lead Orlando past Memphis yesterday, Vince Carter brings back Vinsanity

Flip Murray’s impossible 60-footer (that didn’t count)

Manu Ginobili Block on Kevin Durant

Amar’e Stoudemire Dunks On Dante Cunningham, And Then D.C. Gets STAT Back

When Amar’e Stoudemire dunked on Dante Cunningham at the end of the first half, it’s safe to say the the rookie didn’t know what hit him. But then again, payback is a mutha. In the fourth quarter, with the Blazers leading and en route to victory, D.C. got his revenge.

Curry G.O.A.T.

Depending on who you ask, Stephen Curry passed Brandon Jennings for second place in the Rookie of the Year race weeks ago. (Tyreke Evans is still in the lead, while Hasheem Thabeet is in a close battle for 47th.) Then last night, Curry might have jacked the “Best Single-Game Performance, Rookie” trophy from Jennings’ mantle, posting a 36-point, 10-board, 13-dime triple-double as the Warriors 30-pieced the Clippers, adding three steals and seven triples for good measure. Even more impressive was that Golden State didn’t have Monta Ellis (knee) or Corey Maggette (finger), so L.A. had no reason not to game plan defensively for Curry. But apparently interim coach Kim Hughes is using Mike Dunleavy’s old notes, which read something like, “Give him six feet of open space in the halfcourt; in transition, just wave your arms at him and hope he trips over his shoelaces.” … It’s kind of pointless to ask why the Lakers sans-Kobe can’t play with that same balanced efficiency and effectiveness when Kobe is on the court, because Kobe’s game doesn’t allow for that kind of performance from his teammates. And that’s not a knock on Kobe: He’s just in that Jordan area code where his teammates get stuck watching him and waiting for him to save the day so often that only when he’s not around does the sense of urgency rise … The Jazz got a first-hand look, as Pau Gasol (22 pts, 19 rebs, 5 blks) and Lamar Odom (25 pts, 11 rebs, 3 stls) led the Lakers in snapping Utah’s nine-game win streak with an all-around dominant effort. Missing their best perimeter and post defenders (Kobe and Andrew Bynum), the Lakers still held the Jazz to 81 points and didn’t let them get within single-digits in the second half … Not gonna lie, we didn’t think we’d ever mention Dante Cunningham’s name more than three times after he left Villanova, but thanks to Portland’s parade of injuries, the kid is getting a lot of PT. Cunningham was all over the Blazers/Suns highlight: First he sent a Jason Richardson layup over to the Gorilla in the stands; then Amar’e (24 pts) unfortunately handed him a Lipton Special; but Cunningham got him back later by almost hurdling STAT for a nasty dunk. The Blazers got the win … Late in the fourth quarter of Hawks/Heat, Miami was up nine and trying to hold off an ATL rally. On a crucial possession, Marvin Williams went for a layup and got denied by Dwyane Wade — or as the Hawks’ play-by-play guy screamed, “Oh, Wade fouled him! HE GRABBED HIM ON THE ARM!” No whistle, though, and Wade (18 pts, 11 asts) took the rock coast-to-coast for a bucket. The Hawks seemed to lose their heart after that, and lost by almost 20 … Other big stat lines from Wednesday: Kevin Martin scored 26 to lead Sacramento past Detroit; Chris Bosh put up 23 points and 12 rebounds in Toronto’s win over the Sixers; Andrew Bogut went for 22 points, nine boards and four blocks in Milwaukee’s blowout of the Nets; Darren Collison dumped 25 points, nine dimes and four steals on the Celtics in a Hornets win; Nazr Mohammed put up 21 points and 20 rebounds (like, in one game) as the Bobcats edged the Wolves; and Dwight Howard posted 18 points and 14 boards to beat the Bulls, plus he knocked Derrick Rose out of the game in the first quarter when he fouled Rose going for a layup and Rose landed on his hip … North Carolina played hard, but as expected, Duke’s experience and guard play was just too much down the stretch and the Evil Empire won by 10 at the Dean Dome. Jon Scheyer dropped 24 points and five threes in the win …

Nate Robinson, Gerald Wallace & Shannon Brown Prepare To Dunk

While no official work has come down to state anything otherwise, it looks like this Saturday’s NBA dunk contest is still going to feature Nate Robinson, Gerald Wallace and Shannon Brown. Check out some video interviews and highlights of all three as they prepare for All-Star Saturday Night.

Beast of the Night: Stephen Curry

last night, as he destroyed the Clippers with 36 points, 7 threes, 10 rebounds, 13 assists and 3 steals. He shot 50 percent (11-22) from the floor, 88 percent (7-8) from the line and had 6 turnovers.

J.J. Hickson Smashes One on Dwyane Wade

J.J. Hickson Swats Dwyane Wade At The Rim

Leandro Barbosa’s Avatar Shows Up On The Suns Team Plane

J.R. Smith With The Reverse Dunk On Omri Casspi

As good as Omri Casspi has been this season, there was just nothing the rookie could do last night when J.R. Smith decided to take him in the post, spin baseline and finish with the vicious reverse on his head.

Three Point Shootout

It seems like all the attention of All-Star Saturday Night goes to the Dunk Contest. That’s completely understandable, considering the other events they do or have done in the past like The Skills Challenge or 2Ball (remember that?). One event that always has the potential to be exciting is the Three Point Shootout. Who could forget that image of Larry Bird hitting that final shot and raising his arm in the ‘88 Three Point Shootout in Chicago.

This year’s field has not been announced yet, but will definitely include reigning champ, Daequan Cook. They will probably also include someone from the Mavs like Dirk Nowitzki or Jason Terry. Danilo Gallinari is also rumored to be scoring an invite.

What I like about the shootout is the fact that they don’t always pick guys based on just three-point percentages. Sometimes, they mix it up and pick atypical guys like Danny Granger and Antoine Walker. 2 guys I’d love to see compete in this year’s shootout.

1. Stephen Curry (Warriors): We’re are all used to seeing Curry light it up from behind the arc in college, but unless you have the League Pass or live in the Bay, you probably don’t get to see curry play on TV much nowadays. He might have the best strokes since Ray Allen and if he catches fire, he could probably score a 26 or 27 in this shootout. Curry wasn’t a McDonald’s All-American, so he never participated in their contest and he didn’t do the college one either. This would be the first time we would see the sharp-shooting rookie in a three point contest. He’s shooting 42.6 percent from downtown this season.

2. Kobe Bryant (Lakers): Not many people remember that Kobe was entered to be in the 2008 contest, but withdrew because of a pinky injury. Since he has similar injuries now, I doubt he’d compete even if he were invited. But who wouldn’t want to see Black Mamba in this event? He’s extremely competitive and never does anything half-assed. If he entered this competition, you better believe he’d be in it to win it. But with a 32.1 percent three point percentage this season, it’s doubtful he’d win it though.

Does it again.

109-108.